महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-141, verse-44
तस्य भीमो धनुश्छित्त्वा ध्वजं च नवभिः शरैः ।
विव्याध कौरवश्रेष्ठं नवत्या नतपर्वणाम् ॥४४॥
विव्याध कौरवश्रेष्ठं नवत्या नतपर्वणाम् ॥४४॥
44. tasya bhīmo dhanuśchittvā dhvajaṁ ca navabhiḥ śaraiḥ ,
vivyādha kauravaśreṣṭhaṁ navatyā nataparvaṇām.
vivyādha kauravaśreṣṭhaṁ navatyā nataparvaṇām.
44.
tasya bhīmaḥ dhanuḥ chittvā dhvajaṃ ca navabhiḥ
śaraiḥ vivyādha kauravaśreṣṭhaṃ navatyā nataparvaṇām
śaraiḥ vivyādha kauravaśreṣṭhaṃ navatyā nataparvaṇām
44.
bhīmaḥ tasya dhanuḥ ca dhvajaṃ navabhiḥ śaraiḥ
chittvā kauravaśreṣṭhaṃ navatyā nataparvaṇām vivyādha
chittvā kauravaśreṣṭhaṃ navatyā nataparvaṇām vivyādha
44.
Bhima, after cutting his (Duryodhana's) bow and banner with nine arrows, then pierced the best of the Kauravas (Duryodhana) with ninety sharp-pointed arrows.
Words meanings summery:
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- तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, its, of it
- भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima, the second Pandava brother (Bhima, terrible, fearful)
- धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
- छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, after cutting
- ध्वजं (dhvajaṁ) - banner, flag
- च (ca) - and, also
- नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine
- शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
- विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced, struck
- कौरवश्रेष्ठं (kauravaśreṣṭhaṁ) - Duryodhana (the best of the Kauravas)
- नवत्या (navatyā) - with ninety
- नतपर्वणाम् (nataparvaṇām) - referring to arrows that are well-fletched and hence effective, or literally having bent joints (of sharp-pointed, of sharp-jointed (arrows))
Words meanings and morphology
तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, its, of it
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhima, the second Pandava brother (Bhima, terrible, fearful)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma
bhīma - Bhima, terrible, fearful
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow
Note: Nominative and accusative singular forms are identical for neuter s-stem nouns.
छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, after cutting
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Root: chid (class 7)
ध्वजं (dhvajaṁ) - banner, flag
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dhvaja
dhvaja - banner, flag, standard
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
नवभिः (navabhiḥ) - with nine
(adjective)
Instrumental, plural of navan
navan - nine
Note: Agrees with śaraiḥ.
शरैः (śaraiḥ) - with arrows
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of śara
śara - arrow
विव्याध (vivyādha) - pierced, struck
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of vyādh
Root: vyadh (class 4)
कौरवश्रेष्ठं (kauravaśreṣṭhaṁ) - Duryodhana (the best of the Kauravas)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kauravaśreṣṭha
kauravaśreṣṭha - best of the Kauravas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kaurava+śreṣṭha)
- kaurava – descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava
noun (masculine) - śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
adjective (masculine)
नवत्या (navatyā) - with ninety
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of navati
navati - ninety
नतपर्वणाम् (nataparvaṇām) - referring to arrows that are well-fletched and hence effective, or literally having bent joints (of sharp-pointed, of sharp-jointed (arrows))
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of nataparvan
nataparvan - having bent joints, sharp-pointed (of arrows)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nata+parvan)
- nata – bent, bowed, humbled
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Root: nam (class 1) - parvan – joint, knot, segment
noun (neuter)
Note: Descriptive genitive, referring to the implicit 'arrows' used with 'navatyā'.